- Replaced deprecated package `k8s.io/utils/pointer` with `k8s.io/utils/ptr` for pkg/apis (2/2). ([#132779](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132779), [@PatrickLaabs](https://github.com/PatrickLaabs)) [SIG Apps, Auth and Storage]

- Introduced the `scheduling.k8s.io/v1alpha1` Workload API to express workload-level scheduling requirements and allow the kube-scheduler to act on them. ([#134564](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134564), [@macsko](https://github.com/macsko)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, CLI, Etcd, Scheduling and Testing]

  The `flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io/v1beta3` APIs are deprecated and will no longer be served in v1.32. All existing objects are available via the `v1` APIs. Transition clients and manifests to use the `v1` APIs before upgrading to `v1.32`. ([#121089](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121089), [@tkashem](https://github.com/tkashem))

## Changes by Kind

### Deprecation

#### kube-apiserver:
- the following deprecated APIs can no longer be served:
  - All resources under `apps/v1beta1` and `apps/v1beta2` - use `apps/v1` instead
  - `daemonsets`, `deployments`, `replicasets` resources under `extensions/v1beta1` - use `apps/v1` instead
  - `networkpolicies` resources under `extensions/v1beta1` - use `networking.k8s.io/v1` instead

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- APIs for kubelet annotations and labels from k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis are now available under k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/ ([#98931](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98931), [@michaelbeaumont](https://github.com/michaelbeaumont)) [SIG Apps, Auth and Node]

- Fixed the issue where pod with ordinal number lower than the rolling partitioning number was being deleted it was coming up with updated image. ([#120731](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120731), [@adilGhaffarDev](https://github.com/adilGhaffarDev)) [SIG Apps and Testing]

## Changelog since v1.21.0

## What's New (Major Themes)

### Removal of several beta Kubernetes APIs

### SIG Apps

[SIG Apps][] focuses on the Kubernetes APIs and the external tools that are required to deploy and operate Kubernetes workloads.

- Kube-controller-manager: Resolves potential issues handling pods with incorrect uids in their ownerReference ([#134662](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134662), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Apps]

- Fixed garbage collection of dangling VolumeAttachments for PersistentVolumes migrated to CSI on startup of kube-controller-manager. ([#102176](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102176), [@timebertt](https://github.com/timebertt)) [SIG Apps and Storage]